Quarterback is a very powerful place in soccer, and the Las Vegas Raiders have struggled there to this point. There was hope that altering from Gardner Minshew to Aidan O’Connell would assist issues, however O’Connell’s return because the starter didn’t make it by two full video games.
Within the second drive of the Raiders’ contest in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams, O’Connell suffered a fractured thumb after his hand collided with the helmet of a Rams defenders. The Raiders positioned him on injured reserve, however with out one other quarterback on the roster, the group needed to make a transfer.
They usually have finished that, signing former Atlanta Falcons starter Desmond Ridder, who was on the Arizona Cardinals apply squad, through Paul Gutierrez of ESPN:
The Las Vegas Raiders have signed quarterback Desmond Ridder, a former third-round draft decide, off the Arizona Cardinals apply squad, the group introduced on Tuesday.
Ridder, who had an 8-9 file in 19 profession video games with the Atlanta Falcons, joins the Raiders after starter Aidan O’Connell broke the thumb on his proper (passing) hand within the first quarter of Sunday’s loss on the Los Angeles Rams.
Ridder had an 8-9 file as Falcons starter, finishing 64% of his passes for 3,544 yards, 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He has additionally rushed for an additional 257 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Bringing in one other quarterback was an absolute necessity for the Raiders following O’Connell’s harm and Ridder does have some dual-threat potential whereas having a good quantity of beginning expertise. The query for him stays how good he’s as a passer and averaging below 200 yards passing per recreation with practically the identical quantity of touchdowns as interceptions is a priority.
Minshew will stay the Raiders starter in the interim, however his turnover points have been an issue this season, and if he can’t get that below management, Ridder might get a possibility to revive his profession with the Silver and Black.
Tom Brady Unanimously Permitted as Raiders Half-Proprietor
Talking of quarterbacks, the Raiders lastly have the best ever contained in the group, however it’s at an possession degree as NFL house owners formally authorized Tom Brady to be part-owner of the franchise.
This course of took greater than a yr to finalize and concerned some adjustments having to be made within the unique proposal, however each side did what was essential to make this occur, and Brady launched an announcement saying he would honor the custom of the Raiders and is dedicated to getting this franchise again to its profitable methods.
